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pixey ana the Rough.

A few weeks ago was walking along the
road in one of the Suburbs, when a half
drunken fellow came along and, just for the
fun of the thing, kicked my dog. He didn't
seem to have noticed me, so | made a run
aud, jumping up at him, ! gave him kick
that sent him about 100 feet, apparently in
doubt whether he would keep his balance or
20 over, when at last he stopped and turn
ed around with blood in his eye and came for
me- When he Got about four feet from me /
lightly Lit the rim Of his hat with my cane.
The hat naturally went over his eyes You
IInsw the first impulse Of a man in this posi-
ton is TO put up his hand TO push the hat up.
He did so, OF course, and gave him a sting
ing rap over the fingers Down went that
hand and up went the other and we con-
tinued that play for couple Of minutes,
until the fellow showed his hands in his
pockets and said, "You be 49," and ran
away. 1t is good thing to know this hat
trick All you have 20 do is to be quick
about it-New York Journal
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pearine the London stamp.

/ had occasion 10 buy summer outfit for
my fset the other day, and went as usual to q
bootmaker's whose wares | had tested ana
found good. He showed me an excellent shoe,
rather novel in shape, and asked him il it
was English swell, not exactly" lie replied.
ats English stock, made here" The idea Of
bringing leather from England TO make shoes
of in America was decidedly funny. OF
course the fellow lied But he knew his pub
lie, and thought was no exception to it. He
believed the charm of. English stock would
be as potent with me as it had doubtless
proved with others. And as the shoes suited
me and had them sent home, have no
doubt that he will view me foreyermore as
one of the elect My tailor, in the same fash
ion, remarked to me, after taking my meas
ure lately: ~ will put our best English cutter
on these suits for you, sir" may pass for
real Englishman after the lst Of juno If the
American hat / wear does not give my gem
tility the lie.
Even in the matter of hats 2ondon finds
market here. / have on my table cards from
three matters who serd their agents over to
drum up custom, who measure your head.
take your order and deliver you the properest
thing in headgear according TO the London
code, with too utterly precious tip in tho
crown bearing the London stamp, that all
may see when you set your gossamer down
in Delmonico's or the club. Tennis suits for
men and women to be truly swaggei must
come from London. Walking sticks must DO
cut in English plantations. Dress shirts must
have the proper British bosom l know a
dapper little ladies' tailor, German, who is
real master of his art. He set up in bust
ness some years ago acd hardly made his salt.
An inspiration came TO him. He put up a
sign, "XryzwitzSzi, English Tailor" and /
saw him at tue races tie other day in his
own English built dog cart, making wasers
With roll of American bills he could hardly
have crammed in his English hat.--Alfred
Trumbull in New York News.
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Jay Gould might be called the' barometer
of national prosperity. Watch him and his
actions and you win get quite good idea OF
the probabilities in the commercial and tall-
road universe. When you observe that he
is contracting his undertakings, concentrating
and condensing his enterprises and drawing
in his horns, to use a figure of speech, look
out for stormy weather in the world OF COM
merce, railroads and finance. He always
stands from UNDER when things become
overcast and before other people can even see
a cloud But when, as at present, you see
Gould buying and building railroads, expand
ing his vast interests and enterprises and
bringing all his enormous wealth into activity,
weather in the financial and railroad world
Omaha World.
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Ill Tempered Monkeys.

The Brazilian Mycetes monkey, or red
bowler, defends itself by means of its APP
palling voice. At the mere sight of q jaguar
a Mycetes assembly will set up general
whoop, raising their voices TO a deafening
uproar, till the enemy prefers to retreat.
Some OF the old howlers are then apt to pur-
sue him for quarter of mile, breaking out
into fresh excavations whenever they catch
sight of his speckled hide 1t takes hours to
calm their excitement, and in the moonlight,
when every bush seems TO hide a lurking foe,
they often make night of it, and keep up q
far sounding roar renewed at the rustling of
every twig
The East African baboon often falls vic
tim to his passionate temper. If the Arabs
wish to catch rock baboon without bring
ing on q conflict with a whole troop of his
fsty relatives, they have only to insult the
desired specimen by hitting him with a stone.
Ten to one the enraged four haader viii rush
down from the rocks and charge the offend
ers on their own vantage ground, when they
can easily capture him By a stunning blow
or by means Of q net.
have a Chacma babcon who flies into q
passion at the slightest provocation. If she
sees anybody eat or drink she usually
stretches out her hand for share, and if her
wish is not instantly gratilled she crabs the
iron bars Of her cage and makes it rock about
the floor like ship in a storm. Once she
MANAGED to bend two of those bars out of
shape and escaped through the gap. But we
caught her again by getting boy to shake
his fist at her She had taken refuge in a
tree in front of the house, but in the excite
ment at the offered insult she leaped upon
the roof of the yeranda and chased the cul-
prit from room to room into garnet, where
we succeeded in recapturing her-Felix Os-
valid in Our Youth.
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DUTCH FARMERS supeRsTlTloNs.

Signs, Omens and Folk Lore Found
Among the Pennsylvania Dutch.
The Pennsylvania Dutch farmer has
world of superstitous lore by which to adjust
his daily toll. He must seed his fields not SO
much with regard to the condition of the soil
as that of the moon, which must be on the IN
crease Timber is cut when the moon is on the
wane, or the sap will not run, and the wood
will rot; or If the wind changes to the east
chopping is instantly stopped If the new moon
lies on its back with sharp appointing horns,
all the farm forces are marshaled for long
and vigorous work and if it comes on Mon
day, good luck of every sort comes with it.
Mushrooms picked under a waning moon
must never be eaten; but fruit must always
be then picked to preserve its plumpness,
juices and fragrance. There are hundred
other odd things which are done, or are not
done, "with the moon"
A young bull and an old cock make farm
full and good stock, is an invariable rule with
the Pennsylvania Dutch farmer. So, too,
he believes that beating a walnut tree IN
creases its yield. The hoarse croaking OF
crows surely means foul weather; while II
the pigs scurry about with straws flutter-
ing from their frothing jaws, everything
must be put under cover from the coming
rain. Odd numbers of eggs must always be
furnished the setting hen; the mournful
whistling of plovers bids all be on their
guard against general i'll; horse with one
white foot is not only valuable, but is also
sort of mascot; and it is ever unpropitious to
be recalled after having set out on the most
trifing of journeys, though the harm may be
forfended by asking for, and partaking OF,
meat and drink.
Regarding death, disease and health getting,
there is lugubrious lot of spooks, omens and
queer doings. When the night doctor, a
night proving hobgoblin, is heard riding past,
the simple countryman turns shuddering III
his bed, for he knows death is to occur in
the neighborhood. If the church doors are
heard to rattle with unusual violence, that
announces a coming demise. A corpse which
does not quickly stiffen portends another
death in the same family. If a new broom is
used in any home in May the head of the
house will die. The first one to enter new
church is sure to die within q twelvemonth,
or worse, be everlastingly given over to the
devil A chicken chirping sound this is dis
tinct from the ticking of the death watch is a
sure presage of death. If funeral is unex-
pectedly met, a like fatality occurs. To dream
of uprooted trees in ones yard; to see bees
swarm on dead tree or a rotten stick; to
have cat die in the house, or to have white
pigeon alght on the chimney, are all sure
signs of death.--Edgar l.. Wakeman's Letter.
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remarkably queer specimen visited Fair
Haven recently. He was little English
man and was selling dry goods. The lady Of
one house refused to buy from him, when
Immediately his face lengthened and he set up
a dismal howl At first his antics made the
lady laugh, but he kept up his bowling until
she offered to buy ten cents worth in order
to get rid OF him. No, he wanted her to in
vest twenty-five cents and no less, and be
again began to bawl and kick like spoiled
child. lie refused to compromise even ON
twenty cents, and the lady, seeing that arhi-
tration was impossible, was finally compelled
to buy quarters worth. The peddler then
packed up and left.-~Hartford Times.
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Progress of Poland.

There has been remarkable development
in the manufacturing industry OF Poland dur
ing the past few years. According to the re-
port of Mr.. Grant, British consul ut Warsaw,
there were in 1884 over $500 factories Of one
kind or another in the kingdom, employing
105, 800 hands, while twelve years before the
number employed was but 10000. Large for
tunes are being made by the manufacturers,
who are principally Germans and Polish
Jews. LODI is the Polish Manchester. The
place has grown from a small place Of 10000
population in 1869 to great manufacturing
city of 100000 souls, and containing 1865 mills
and factories, employing 10000 hands. The
mills OF LODI work up every year about 1885,
600 bales of cotton Sixty per cent. Of the
population are Of German nationality, and
about three-fourths of this proportion have
been naturalized as Russian subjects. De-
troit Free Press.
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The NexIcan and his LOTTERY.

The Mexican is patient; he scans Che lot
terry sheets announcing the drawings, and, if
his ticket has drawn nothing, he lightsa fresh
cigarette and buys fresh ticket This morn
ing my opposite neighbor in the horse car
was a tired looking old woman who had evil
IDENTIFY once seen better days. She smiled
thoughtfully to herself, and, after fidgesing
about for few minutes, furtively drew from
her pocket lottery ticket which evidently
had drawn something, for she rode on as near
rs she could 60 to the Office where the money
is paid over to tho winners.
Everybody buys these tempting little ilimsy
tickets, printed on paper so thin that SUM
mer zephyr would easily blow them a mile.
The stout priest in the corner Of the stree. car
takes out ticket that he has just bought,
and, looking at it scrutinzingly, puts It aside
N long pocketbook, as if it were sharn ~
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A Pointer for Young Men

Clara--I declare don't know what to do
with that silly young De Jones. He calls
every night
Dora-Tel him not to call.
Clara--I don't like to offend him. Our
families are such warm friends, you know.
But must do something, because he keeps so
many young men l like away by his foolish
ness. It's no use being conveniently out at
times He always calls when / am home, and
one can't be away from home all the time.
Genevieve twho has had experience)-Eat
good, strong onions every evening for a
while, dear, and then sit close to him.
Clara and Dora lin unison)--But they are
so horrid.
Genevieve-Yes, know, but in choice
between two evils, one should always choose
the least. Pittsburg Dispatch.
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LEpRoSY.

and consequently ineurahlc. II Is impossible to de-
scribe her snlerngs Her body from the crown OF
her head TO the soles OF her feet was mass of decay
of flesh rotlng OF and leaving great cavities
Her fingers fcstered and three four nails dropped
Off at time Her limbs contracted by the fearful
liberation and for several years she did not leave
her bed. Her weight WIS reduced from les TO 60 lbs
Perhaps some faint idea OF her condition can be
Cleaned from the fact that three pounds OF Cosmo-
line or ointment were used per week In dressing her
sores. Finally the physicians acknowledged their
defeat by this Black Wolf, and commended the suf-
Serer TO her allwise Creator.
Her husband hearing wonderful reports OF the use
Of SwIFTs SrgcIrIc Is. S. 81 prevailed on her to
try IL as last resort. She began It's use under pro-
test, but soon found that her system was being re-
lieved OF the poison. the assumed red and
healthy color as though tie blood was becoming
pure and active. Mrs Bailey continued the :. $. s.
until last February; every healed; che dis
carded chair and crutchps and for the first time
in twelve years well woman Her husband MFR.
G. A. Bailey Is in business al l7S Blackstone Street.
Boston, and viii take plcasure in giving the details
o. this wonderful cure. Send to US for Treatise on
Blood and Skin Diseases. mailed free.
TaE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. Drawer 3. Atlanta. Ga
JUN 1886
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SAW, Ethel" remarked Charley to his
pretty consin, II believe-aw--l'll have the
barbah--aw trim my whiskers this mawning
--aw.n
ado, Charley" said his pretty cousin.
"And-aw- how would you suggest
that have them trimmedfn
"Well,n replied the pretty cousin, after sufii-
cient consideration, II think they would look
very sweet trimmed with pink ribbon
Harper's Bazaar
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A New Kind of Traffic.

We are receiving a new kind of traffic from
the Usage river. 1t is what is called "tift,"
and is brownish looking substance, taken
from the earth, which, after going through a
certain grinding and other treatment, be-
comes very handsome paint The most OF
it is taken by one house here, and it will
doubtless become very important feature of
the paint business. It is dug out OF hills
along the Usage River in the neighborhood OF
Elizabethtown Globe Democrat
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Bed Quilts i'm variety.

In a will proved in surrogate's court,
Kingston, lately, a large variety OF bed quilts
were devised to member of family.
Among the quilts enumerated were "beggar
quilt" "nine block quilt, sixteen block
quilt, ''long cabin quilt a fred and whits
star quilt ''brick red quilt" and "blue
and white old fashioned coverlid. Kingston
Freeman
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some promising venture. Your servants bay
tickets, and the beggar who EFFORTS a real
from you viii hurry around the corner, not
to buy drink, but, rather, a ticket in the
great daily wheel turning show, the one bust
ness that never stops, is always fiourishing
and which pays salaries year in and year out
to its employees City Of Mexico Cor. Boston
Herald
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Coal and Wood.
COAL AND wOoD OFFICE
AMI
Flour ard Feed Store
No. SO Quef ST., Staley's Rloek


VyHE undersigned respectfully informs the
citizens of Martiushurg ard serh eley
county that be has opened Ccs' and Wood
Office aud Flour and Feed Sore al 6s Queen
street, where all orders in my line will re-
ceive prompt attention. ! have put In pair
of Fairbanks new scales and all coal sold by
me will be weighed and full weight guar
anteed. Piedmont and Cumberland run Of
mine, Fine and Lump Coal; also best quail
ty Nut and Egg anthracite coal always on
hand.
Far, lers having Corn, Cats and Hay to sell
are solicited to see me before selling. Thank
ing the public for the liberal patronage ex-
tended me, and soliciting yourfurther favors,
am respectfully yours,
jy24-iy. J. w ROE EXITS.
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declared war against Mexico and Commodore
Sloat had seized California in the name OF
our beloved country, whereupon we hauled
down our improvised banner and replaced it
with the stars and stripes. Chicago Trib-
1na.
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WHO CAN TELLg

Who can tell when the winter is coming?
Who can tell when the summer is goingf
We go to sleep when the asters are blooming,
We wake, and we find it showing.
Who can tell when the winter is goings
Who can tell when the summer is coming?
We go to sleep when the tempests are blowing,
We wake, and the bees are humming.
Earnest Whitney in The Century.
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Something Else.

"Five cents apiece for peachesl" she ex-
claimed, as she retreated step or two in
amazement.
"Yes'm-five cents
"But isn't that awfuii"
"Yes, rather steep, maam. Therefore,
permit me TO call your attention to these
beautiful Bermuda onions--five times as
large as peach-no pit in the center to take
up room--and selling for three cents each.
Might say six for fifteen cents, ma'am. "--Ex.
change.
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Than Conv Onr ranlts.

Lady Visitoi-And this is your little Dolly.
What a sweet little baby it Isl
little Mabel trying to make Dolly sit up
straisht)-Aes, its an awful sweet child. Sit
70 there, you little wretch, or I'll spank the
Ito out OF you.--Pttsburg Dispatch.
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The PeddIer who Bawled.
Peddlers are sometimes rather queer but a
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Has attained standard OF excellence which
admits Of no superior.
IL contains every improvement that inventive
genius, skill and money can produce
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THE STABBING ARRAY.
Arrival of the ManuOkawai--Tlie Cap
tain Arrested.

The schooner Manuokawai arrived yes
terday morning, and a warrant was at
once served on Captain McGregor, and
he was locked up at the Station House.
Later on, at the session of the Police
Court, he was charged with assault and
battery with a weapon imminently dan
gerous to life, and then remanded to
Monday. ( In regard to the matter of bail,
that has to be determined by the Police
Justice, on the statement of the
doctor. If the latter considers the
sailors life is in danger then Captain
McGregor will not be admitted to bail.
If, however, the wound is only slight he
could be released on a reasonable bail
bond. AS regards punishment, the law
states that whoever shall commit an as
sault or assault and battery on another
with a knife, sword, cane or any other
weapon imminently dangerous to life
shall receive fifty lashes on his back and
be fined 800, or be fined not exceeding
$500 and hard labor not to exceed five
years at the discretion of the Court.
The weapon is large jack knife with
two blades, the larger one showing blood
stains on it. 1t appears the crew had
been drinking, and the affair rose out OF
quarrel. The crew ran away, and the
schooner was brought to Honolulu by
the Captain and Mate.
Last evening the Marshal received
word from Punaluu that the wound re-
ceived by the sailor is not a dangerous
one. The doctor has ordered the man
to be kept quiet for three or four days.
At the expiration of that time he will be
brought 70 Honolulu. Captain McGreg-
Or's bail bond has been fixed at 81 900,
but as yet he has been unable to furnish
it, and consequently will remain in Gus
tOdV
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to disinterested spectator, who under
stands all the points in the game, to be
useless demonstrations Of energy-very
good in their way, but about as worthy
OF respect by the votary of Joss
as the banners of flying host are to
pursuing enemy.
There is no use in shutting ones eyes
to the fact that nearly one-third Of the
population of these Islands to-day prac-
tice quite as debased form of idolatry
as the Hawaiian people did when the
missionaries came among them and it
is a further fact, that this heather ele-
ment of the population was first intro
duced in numbers from motives of Gu
pidity, by the people whose glory it was
that they had participated in degree in
the evangelization of the Hawaiian race.
Cheap labor may be a necessity, and
doubtless 1t is, but it should be intro
duced with some regard to the perma-
nence of Christian institutions. Disre-
gard of this prime condition has brought
about the state of things we have
pointed out in brief, but which might be
elaborated with much greater force and
effect
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G. w. as a Rural Fireman.

Charles Levi Woodbury. says tina!
George WashingtOn's last words were,
Never trust Niger with a gun" That
has the air OF nm adaptation from "Never
take the horseshoe fEom the door," but
perhaps it i a correct quotation. Whel
1 was down in Alexander the other Gas,
however, | found no one who recognized it,
but l heard some other things about
George Washington which were quite as
interesting. l learned for the first time
that he was a great fireman. He was one OF
the founders of the Friendship Fire com
pany, which still exists, and when he first
went to the Continental congress i'll Phil
adelphia he bought machine for the com
pany for $400. He used to run to fires
with it whenever he happened to be il
town, like the public-spirited citizen that
he was. 1t is remembered that a few
months before his death he was riding
through Alexandria, when the fire-bells
rang. He rode to the fire and was sur
prised that the machine was poorly man
ned and very feeble worked. Riding UP
to number of Well-dressed men stand
Ing on the curb-stone, he said: "(Tentle
men, am surprised to see you standing
idle here; it is your duty to lead i'll these
matters" With that he got OF his horse
and himself mounted the machine. You
may be sure it was well worked from that
time on.-WashingtOn Letter.
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The Brig Selma Wrecked.

Captain Hopu, of the schooner Hale
akala, who arrived Friday morning,
brought the following news:
The brigantine Selma, from San Fran
cisco bound to Hilo, went ashore on q
shoal between Paukaa and Wainaku on
Friday Afternoon, February 18th, at 5
o'clock. There was d strong breeze at
the time, and the vessel was trying to
work her way into IIilo Bay. AS they
were working ship the wind hauled, the
vessel missed stays, and went ashore on
the above named shoaI. The passengers
and crew were rescued by people from
shore lowering a rope over the precipice
and hauling them up. The cargo, con-
lower hold of general merchandise, as
well as the vessel will be a total loss.
There was no pilot on board at the time
of the accident.
The brig Selma was built at San
Francisco in the latter part of 1882. She
arrived here on her first trip in March,
1888, under command of Captain Frank
g. Miller, formerly of the Hazard. She
was 332 tons measurement, and was
owned by T. T. McKinnon and others OF
San Francisco The Selma was char
tered for two trips to Hilo, to take the
place OF the Emma Claudina, which yes
sci was sold and is now in the Sound
trade. The Selma was fully insured.
Messrs. VIM. G. Irwin & Co. were her
agents. Bulletin"
The Selma left San Fran cisco January
3Oth for Hilo with a cargo valued at
$4,000, and included 154 head of live
stock.